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<H1><!WA0><!WA0><!WA0><!WA0><!WA0><!WA0><!WA0><!WA0><!WA0><!WA0><img alt="*" src="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~navin/pics/icons/india.xbm"> Some Indian Stuff</H1>

<h3> The India Home Page </h3>
<font color=#bbbbbb>Dinesh Venkatesh</font> currently maintains an
<b><!WA1><!WA1><!WA1><!WA1><!WA1><!WA1><!WA1><!WA1><!WA1><!WA1><a href="http://spiderman.bu.edu/misc/india">
India Home Page</a></b> which is a very comprehensive
collection of information relating to India. 
You should definitely visit that page. 
The rest of this page is just a collection of random links
that catch my interest from time to time.

<h3> Hindi Music and Films </h3>
There is lots of interesting information about
<b><!WA2><!WA2><!WA2><!WA2><!WA2><!WA2><!WA2><!WA2><!WA2><!WA2><a href="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~navin/india/hindifilm.html">Hindi Films and Music</a></b> 
(including an archive of 
<b><!WA3><!WA3><!WA3><!WA3><!WA3><!WA3><!WA3><!WA3><!WA3><!WA3><a href="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~navin/india/songs/index.html"> Hindi Song Lyrics</a></b>) to keep
a Hindi Film Music fan occupied for a long time.
Shivesh Kumar and
a bunch of other people maintain a gallery of 
<b><!WA4><!WA4><!WA4><!WA4><!WA4><!WA4><!WA4><!WA4><!WA4><!WA4><a href="http://www.public.iastate.edu:80/~sandych/skumar.html">
Indian Star Photographs</a></b>.
The <!WA5><!WA5><!WA5><!WA5><!WA5><!WA5><!WA5><!WA5><!WA5><!WA5><a href="http://www.msstate.edu/Movies">Internet Movie Database</a>
has some information about some
<b><!WA6><!WA6><!WA6><!WA6><!WA6><!WA6><!WA6><!WA6><!WA6><!WA6><a href="http://www.msstate.edu/M/display-with-country?India">
Indian Movies</a></b>. 
Maybe <i>you</i> can add more information.
The IndiaWorld server has a 
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Hindi Film and Music Page</a> that has some interesting information
including the
<b><!WA8><!WA8><!WA8><!WA8><!WA8><!WA8><!WA8><!WA8><!WA8><!WA8><a href="http://www.indiaworld.com/open/rec/films/top25.html">
Top 25 Hindi Songs</a></b> for the week. 
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<B><!WA10><!WA10><!WA10><!WA10><!WA10><!WA10><!WA10><!WA10><!WA10><!WA10><A HREF="http://www.infi.net/~agurnani/music.html">Indian CDs</A></B> 
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Read the 
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newsgroup for discussions about Indian movies and the
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newsgroup for discussions about music.


<h3> Travel </h3>
<!WA13><!WA13><!WA13><!WA13><!WA13><!WA13><!WA13><!WA13><!WA13><!WA13><a href="http://www.cfn.ist.utl.pt/~stego">J. Mario Pires</a>
maintains a <b><!WA14><!WA14><!WA14><!WA14><!WA14><!WA14><!WA14><!WA14><!WA14><!WA14><a href="http://www.cfn.ist.utl.pt/~stego/INDIA1">
FAQ on India Travel</a></b><!WA15><!WA15><!WA15><!WA15><!WA15><!WA15><!WA15><!WA15><!WA15><!WA15><img alt="[NEW]" src="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~navin/pics/icons/new.gif">.
Prince Kohli maintains a 
<b><!WA16><!WA16><!WA16><!WA16><!WA16><!WA16><!WA16><!WA16><!WA16><!WA16><a href="http://www.cc.gatech.edu/grads/k/Prince.Kohli/agents.txt">
Survey of Travel Agents</a></b> who specialize in tickets to and from India.
Sergio Paoli maintains an 
<!WA17><!WA17><!WA17><!WA17><!WA17><!WA17><!WA17><!WA17><!WA17><!WA17><a href="http://webhead.com/WWWVL/India/index.html">
India Page</a>
that among other things has information about the
<b><!WA18><!WA18><!WA18><!WA18><!WA18><!WA18><!WA18><!WA18><!WA18><!WA18><a href="http://webhead.com/WWWVL/India/india3.html">
States of India</a></b> and
some of the
<b><!WA19><!WA19><!WA19><!WA19><!WA19><!WA19><!WA19><!WA19><!WA19><!WA19><a href="http://webhead.com/WWWVL/India/india4.html">
Cities in India</a></b> including
<b><!WA20><!WA20><!WA20><!WA20><!WA20><!WA20><!WA20><!WA20><!WA20><!WA20><a href="http://www.cba.uh.edu/~manish/Bombay.html">
Bombay</a></b> and 
<b><!WA21><!WA21><!WA21><!WA21><!WA21><!WA21><!WA21><!WA21><!WA21><!WA21><a href="http://lee.cs.uiowa.edu:6600/pune/">
Pune</a></b>.
Check out Prem!'s Humorous
<b><!WA22><!WA22><!WA22><!WA22><!WA22><!WA22><!WA22><!WA22><!WA22><!WA22><a href="http://www.rajiv.org/ii/travguid.html">
Tourist Guide To India</a></b>.

<h3> Informational </h3>

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Find out about current rates of various 
<b><!WA23><!WA23><!WA23><!WA23><!WA23><!WA23><!WA23><!WA23><!WA23><!WA23><a href="http://www.jagunet.com/~mahesh/LD_Carriers.html">
Long Distance carriers</a></b>
to call India from the US.
The <b><!WA24><!WA24><!WA24><!WA24><!WA24><!WA24><!WA24><!WA24><!WA24><!WA24><a href="gopher://Infoserver.bgsu.edu:70/11/Other_Services/India">
India Information Facility</a></b> from BGSU has loads of useful information
including a list of 
<b><!WA25><!WA25><!WA25><!WA25><!WA25><!WA25><!WA25><!WA25><!WA25><!WA25><a href="gopher://gopher.bgsu.edu:70/00/Other_Services/India/Baby_Names_and_their_meanings"> 
Baby Names and their Meanings</a></b>, info on 
<b>
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NRI accounts</a></b>, and much more.
Sheela Murthy has a FAQ of
<b><!WA27><!WA27><!WA27><!WA27><!WA27><!WA27><!WA27><!WA27><!WA27><!WA27><a href="http://www.charm.net/~nayak/info.html">
Immigration and Nationality Law</a></b>.
You can access that home pages of various
<b><!WA28><!WA28><!WA28><!WA28><!WA28><!WA28><!WA28><!WA28><!WA28><!WA28><a href="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~shubu/iitk/colleges.html">
Indian Colleges/Institutes/Universities
</a></b> maintained by Shubu Mukherjee.

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The <b><!WA29><!WA29><!WA29><!WA29><!WA29><!WA29><!WA29><!WA29><!WA29><!WA29><a href="http://www.indiaworld.com"> India World</a></b> Server
allows you access to lots of things including the <i>India Today</i> magazine
online, Laxman's <i>You Said It</i> cartoons, but you have to get a <i>paid
subscription</i> first. 
<b><!WA30><!WA30><!WA30><!WA30><!WA30><!WA30><!WA30><!WA30><!WA30><!WA30><a href="http://www.indiaworld.com">Click here</a></b>
for a sampler.

<h3> Can You Help? </h3>
Visit the <b><!WA31><!WA31><!WA31><!WA31><!WA31><!WA31><!WA31><!WA31><!WA31><!WA31><a href="http://www.wnx.com/~cry">
Child Relief and You (CRY)</a></b> Home Page and see if you can help.
<b><!WA32><!WA32><!WA32><!WA32><!WA32><!WA32><!WA32><!WA32><!WA32><!WA32><a href="http://www-leland.stanford.edu/group/asha">ASHA</a></b> 
is a voluntary organization dedicated to support basic education 
in India. 
<b><!WA33><!WA33><!WA33><!WA33><!WA33><!WA33><!WA33><!WA33><!WA33><!WA33><a href="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~poosala/asha.html">ASHA-Madison</a></b>
is the local chapter.
The <b><!WA34><!WA34><!WA34><!WA34><!WA34><!WA34><!WA34><!WA34><!WA34><!WA34><a href="http://theory.stanford.edu/people/arjun/WIN.html">
Worldwide India Network (WIN)</a></b> promotes causes pertaining
to the Indian community's needs, aspirations, and goals.
<!WA35><!WA35><!WA35><!WA35><!WA35><!WA35><!WA35><!WA35><!WA35><!WA35><a href="http://www.cs.umass.edu/~ramesh/aid/aid.html">Association
for India's Development (AID)</a> is an organization committed to 
Aid India's poor.

<h3> Miscellaneous </h3>
Check out Rajiv Pant (Betul)'s
<b><!WA36><!WA36><!WA36><!WA36><!WA36><!WA36><!WA36><!WA36><!WA36><!WA36><a href="http://www.rajiv.org/ii/index.html">
Indian Humor Page </a></b> for funny stuff. Try sending
<b><!WA37><!WA37><!WA37><!WA37><!WA37><!WA37><!WA37><!WA37><!WA37><!WA37><a href="http://www.sky-mall.com/gifts/candy/sweetc.html">
sweets and flowers</a></b>
to India for special occasions.


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 <!WA38><!WA38><!WA38><!WA38><!WA38><!WA38><!WA38><!WA38><!WA38><!WA38><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~navin/navin.html">
 <b>Navin Kabra</b></a> (navin@cs.wisc.edu)
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 <!WA39><!WA39><!WA39><!WA39><!WA39><!WA39><!WA39><!WA39><!WA39><!WA39><a href="mailto:navin@cs.wisc.edu"> Comments and Suggestions</a> 
 are always welcome.

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